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Topic: HIV risk or not? (Read 10478 times)

Firstly, let me say thanks to Ann MTD Andy Rapid Rod and all Moderators here, All of you are doing great job here

Secondly, I have a question and need your advice.

Yesterday, I met a man HIV+, I shook his hand for about five seconds. Two minutes after that. I used my finger to touch the gum in my mouth about some seconds. My gum was bleeding at this time. My question is: If my finger have blood from his hand. Am I at risk? do I need PEP ?

I have read the transmission lesson before I posted my question. But I still can't get it out of my mind

I know your time is valuable. But Could you explain for me why I'm not at risk although have blood to blood contact (his blood on my finger and blood in my gums)

One more time thank you!!!

Worry,

HIV is transmitted in very particular ways, which you would have read about in our transmission lessons.

Human saliva contains numerous substances which inhibit HIV. Even if there was blood on your hand from the HIV+ fellow getting it in your mouth would not have been a risk. Your saliva would have destroyed whatever virus there was.

You really have nothing to be worred about. You were not at risk. You do not need PEP. You do not need to be tested for HIV.

I have read some topics about blood exposure in our forum. I notice one thing:

"when HIV outside the body, small changes in temperature, and pH and moisture levels all quickly damage the virus and render it unable to infect. For this reason, hiv cannot be transmitted from objects in the environment"

So I think word "quickly" mean : if there is his blood in my hand. After two minutes all virus die?. Am I correct?

if It's incorrect. Could you tell me: how long do HIV live outside human body? Some minutes or longer?

HIV is a fragile virus. It is not passed from hand to hand, hand to mouth, from touching environmental objects such as food, silverware, doorknobs or nicks at the barbershop.

Only unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse are confirmed risks for the sexual transmission of HIV. Other sexual acts are only theoratical risks. Use condoms consistently for intercourse and you will be well protected. It's really that simple.

HIV is not transmitted through casual contact. HIV is transmitted through anal and vaginal intercourse.

You must realize that this information has been readily available since the mid 1980s. You must realize that were HIV to be contagious (spread through casual contact or airborne) rather than infectious (capable of infecting through specific contact; e.g. blood and semen to specific dendritic cells and immune cells found within specific areas of the human body) than the entire world would be infected right now.

Rest assured, this is not the first, nor is it the last HIV positive person you have/will encounter(ed) in your lifetime. Even the most rudimentary education on the topic specifies it's sexual transmission. The vanishingly few cases of blood transmission have occurred in a hospital/emergency medical environment, where a healthcare worker was exposed through trauma.

I have difficulty believing that a human being would ask this question in 2010. i would have been appalled in 1990. I suggest you take the expert and EXTREMELY kind advice of the experts of this forum (who are the only ones allowed to post replies here) and then take your newfound education and spread it. Elsewhere.

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"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

I know shake somebody hand never transmit HIV. In my country, all doctors alway say that: three main ways a person can be infected is: unsafe sex, inject drug and mother to unborn child. And that's all. They have never said about blood to blood exposure clearly. That why I'm worry if blood from his hand can get in my mouth.

I know all of you are experts. And I believe you. I will get this incident out of my mind

You did not have a risk. Period. There is really nothing more we can add in respondong about your non-risk situation.

And yes, if you continue to return about this same non-risk with more what ifs, you will find yourself getting a 28 day Time Out from the site. You need to let go about this situation, stop surfing the net and searching elsewhere for more fuel to feed your fears to no good purpose. Just get on with your life.

1 hour ago, I had sex with female sex worker (first time out of my marriage). She gave me Blow Job without condom for a few seconds. And afterthat we had vaginal sex. During this time,i alway used condom. And condom didn't broke (I checked after that). But when finished I noticed that condom cover only 1/3 my penis. My question is:

1 hour ago, I had sex with female sex worker (first time out of my marriage). She gave me Blow Job without condom for a few seconds. And afterthat we had vaginal sex. During this time,i alway used condom. And condom didn't broke (I checked after that). But when finished I noticed that condom cover only 1/3 my penis. My question is:

1. Am I at risk?2. do I need PEP?

Please help me ....

Well at least you've moved on from shaking hands.

No you were not at risk of contracting HIV.

Getting a blowjob is not a risk for HIV transmission. Neither is protected vaginal sex. No it doesn't matter that the condom only covered 1/3 of your wanger - so long as the head is covered you're OK.

This is so sad. Have you read our lessons on transmission? You cannot get HIV from receiving oral sex, or fingering, or anything like that. A cursory glance at the lessons we worked so hard to write will answer your questions... but they will not, I think, quell your fears.

Your fear of HIV is something I suggest you talk about with a professional. We just cannot keep doing that here.

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"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

OK. I understand. I will try to educate myself. But please help me one more time

There are something I forget to tell you

1. I use two condoms. Does it make any different?2. I remmember that when take off the comdom My hand touched her vaginal fluid and after that touched my head of penis3. I didn't notice any cut in my penis. But If the uncoverd part in my penis have cut? Still No RISK?

However, using two condoms is dangerous. Latex rubbing against latex is a good way to burst a condom. In a sense, your over-reaction to HIV is causing you to put yourself in danger. Use ONE condom for penetrative sex, and you will not be at risk for HIV.

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"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

1. Your condoms didn't break. However, you're lucky they didn't. As JK told you, two condoms together are more likely to break than one. Read through the condom links in my signature line so you can use them correctly.

2. Your hands could have been dripping in vaginal fluids and you would not have been at risk. Hiv is not transmitted outside the body as you have been repeatedly told.

3. Still no risk.

You haven't had a risk and you need to let this go. You will not be permitted to use this forum to go on and on about your no-risk event.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Our focus here is strictly on HIV. I will say that other STDs are easier to acquire than HIV. With that in mind we do advise anyone who is sexually active to regularly have a full STD panel done. That means at least once a year.

As regards HIV, as you have been told repeatedly, you were not at risk.

You've read the transmission lesson and you have been told repeatedly that the only risks for the sexual transmission of HIV are unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse. So you ought to know by now that your latest experience was without risk for HIV.

As you continue on in your life having other sexual experiences you need to apply the information you've been given in terms of evaluating risk and non-risk. It's not complicated. Use condoms everytime for intercourse. Anything else sexual is only theoretically a risk.

You are not going to be permitted to keep coming back about these clearly non-risk situations. If you do you're going to find yourself getting a Time Out from the site. If you have so much anxiety about every sexual experience then maybe you ought to see a therapist or other professional to discuss your unwarranted fears.

I have learned many thing from here. But sometimes my mind do not allow me to accept the truth

Now I will keep your sentence in my mind and move on :

As you continue on in your life having other sexual experiences you need to apply the information you've been given in terms of evaluating risk and non-risk. It's not complicated. Use condoms everytime for intercourse. Anything else sexual is only theoretically a risk

This is my last post here. I promise. But please don't ban me . I want to continue to come here to learn more about HIV.

Today, I come back here. But not for asking question about HIV risk, with the time here, I have learnt many thing about HIV.

I come back here to ask about HIV cure (I'm HIV NEGATIVE

In my country, (not as developmental as US) some days ago many reputable newpapers, national Television channels, and new agency have informed that the Russian Scientist found the HIV cure named Profetal or “Profital" (sorry I don't remmember extacly). Do you hear about it? is it true? I would like to hear your opinion because I know here is the best place to find accurate information.

This is link to two newpapers which is two reputable newpapers in my country, it's in my language hence all of you can't read it but it's content was summarized above One of them is video which record from a TV channel

I don't want to get into a discussion of this issue in this setting. Here we focus on specific concerns about HIV in terms of risk. You were not at risk. Get on with your life and make sure you are always using condoms for vaginal and anal intercourse. Sexually that will insure that you are always well protected.